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Pat Ryan: “But certainly we cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where the debt continues to rise, that means more and more…”

On the recordJune 2, 2009
But certainly we cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where the debt continues to rise, that means more and more interest payments, which then swell the deficit, which leads to an unsustainable situation.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan emphasizes the importance of controlling rising debt to avoid unsustainable deficits.

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